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CHAPTER IX. 



THE NEOLITHIC INHABITANTS OF BRITAIN OF IBERIAN RACE. 



Physique. Range over British Isles. Range on the Continent. Identi- 

 fication with the Iberian Race. Celtic Invasion of Gaul and Spain in 

 the Neolithic Age. Historic Evidence as to Iberic and Celtic Races 

 in Spain and Gaul. The Iberic Race in Retreat. The Iberic Race 

 the Older. Historic Evidence as to Iberic and Celtic Races in Britain. 

 Relation of Iberians to Ligures and Etruskans. Iberic Element in 

 the Present Population of Spain. Iberic, Celtic, and other Elements 

 in the Population of France. Iberic Element in the British Isles. 

 The Witness of Language. Traces of Neolithic Culture in Basque 

 Dialects. Survivals from the Neolithic Age. Neolithic Superstitions 

 still current in Europe. General Conclusions. 



WE have now to discuss the difficult questions as to the 

 relation of the Neolithic inhabitants of Britain to those 

 of the Continent, as well as to races of men still living in 

 the same area. Are they now banished from Europe in 

 the same manner as the Cave-men, or are they still repre- 

 sented in the present population ? These problems may 

 be solved by combining the results of osteological enquiry 

 with those of ethnology, history, and geography. 



Physique of Neolithic Population in Britain and 

 Ireland. 



The researches of Thurnam and Davis, Wilson, 



